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latter being afterwards planted out entire. The stools are planted 

 out at distances of about 10 it. apart each way, say 435 to the 

 acre. The best flavoured bark is produced on white sandy soil, 

 below which there is a stratum of mould, provided the rainfall 

 (85 to 100 inches) and temperature (averaging about 80) are 

 adequate. In Ceylon the tree thrives up to about 2,000 feet. alt. 

 in the moist zone. Cinnamon Chips are the small waste pieces 

 resulting from the cutting and peeling operations, and are exported 



CLOVE BRANCH 

 A. FLOWER BUDS OR GREEN CLOVES. B. DRIED CLOVES. 



chiefly for the distillation of cinnamon oil. This latter is also 

 manufactured in Ceylon to some extent, and exported. Cinnamon 

 was the first article of importance exported from Ceylon, and at 

 onetime was sold in Europe for fabulous prices. It is exported to 

 some extent from Java, and now from Seychelles, but Ceylon is 

 still by far the most important source. 



VARIETIES: There are several varieties of Cinnamon, the principal 

 ones known in Ceylon being " Penni " or " Kasa-kurundu," "Tittha-kurundu," 

 and " Kahata-kurundu," all Sinhalese names. 



